Santos gain Neymar, but return of prolific duo delayed by injury | OneFootball

This Friday, Santos welcomed Neymar back to team training after he spent two days working only indoors at CT Rei Pelé. The forward, who did not play in the last match due to a workload management plan, has been cleared to return to the team for the match against Remo on April 2 at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Vila Belmiro.

However, it is not all good news for Peixe. Despite the return of the No. 10, Gabigol was diagnosed with edema in the soleus muscle of his right leg and will likely miss the match. The No. 9 will be an important absence for the team, since in the four matches they have played together this season, the duo has always been directly involved in at least one Santos goal.

Dynamic duo

Neymar and Gabigol have played together in four matches this year: against Velo Clube and Novorizontino in the Paulista Championship and against Corinthians and Internacional in the Brazilian Championship.

In the 6-0 thrashing of Velo Clube in the eighth round of the Paulista Championship, Neymar came on in the second half and set up Gabriel’s second goal of the match. In the elimination against Novorizontino, a game in which both started, Peixe’s No. 9 assisted the goal scored by Bontempo, the team’s only one in the match.

In the Brasileirão, Neymar set up Gabriel’s goal in the draw against Corinthians in the sixth round. In the following match, the defeat against Internacional, the No. 10 scored Peixe’s goal from the penalty spot.

Between matches for Santos and the Brazil national team, the two have already shared the field on 21 occasions, with a positive record. There have been 13 wins, five draws, and three losses, with 46 goals scored (by the team overall).

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